Friday, 31 May 2013

I have a card to show you today using one of the new
Crafter’s Companion Faerie Poppet stamps called ‘Baby Rosebud’. This is such a
lovely image to colour…full of nostalgia…so I tried to pick a colour
combination that would reflect that mood!

The Faerie Poppets stamps have a range of lovely
sentiments accompanying each stamp. Here I have used one from the’ Sweetest
Moments’ stamp set. There are seven texts (beautiful fonts!), a corner and
border stamp in the ‘Baby Rosebud’ and six sentiments plus the corner and
border stamp in the ‘Sweetest Moments’ stamp set, which is really good value for
money! Some of the sentiments e.g. ‘Just for You and ‘Love’ will be suitable for
all occasion use, too!

...and don't forget there's a special offer of 15% off all Crafter's Companion stamps this weekend until 9-00a.m. GMT Tuesday!

Hi everyone and a Happy Friday to you all!! It’s nearly
the weekend…yay!! And a long weekend to look forward to here in the UK, too! So,
lots to celebrate!

We are still in party mode here at The Stamp Basket…and
our special ‘party celebration’ themed promotion will be on right the way
through the weekend, so if you’ve not had chance to take a peek yet, then do
pop across to look at the fab bargains that there are in store!

We also have other some great news to celebrate, too! I’m
here this morning to share some news about two new lovely guest designers who
will be joining our fabulous design team very soon…they are:

Thursday, 23 May 2013

I’m here today with my final project showcasing some of
the products that are included in our party celebration promotion this week!

As you can see, I’ve made another tag, again using the
new Wild Rose Studio Summer Bella Collection of papers – I just can’t get enough of this paper pack,
they are sooo gorgeous!The image is
from the Magnolia Sweet Crazy Love Collection called ‘Lovely Balloons’ which
I’ve coloured to match the pretty papers. I’ve also coloured the Memory Box 'Pippi
Butterfly' which I cut from Neenah Classic Crest card. The Whimsy ‘Party Time’ die cut
has been cut from Bazzill ‘Impatiens’…this card co-ordinates so well with the
new 'Bella’s Birthday' paper pack...and then I blinged with stickles! I hope you
like it!

Wednesday, 22 May 2013

I’m here today to show you another party celebration themed
project – this time a tag that I’ve made using two Whimsy dies: the ‘Cherry
Cupcake tag’ die and the ‘Birthday Sentimentables’ dies set.

I used the gorgeous Wild Rose Studio Bella’s Birthday paper
pack again combined with Bazzill ‘Impatiens’ cardstock. I cut the cherry
cupcake tag out three times: once using Neenah Classic Crest, which I then used
as the base card, and then once in Bazzill ‘Impatiens’ which became the cake
base and once in the WRS polka dot papers which I used for the topping. Here's a close up of the cupcake...

I also used the Memory Box Lavish Branch (chopped up) – I’m
really enjoying colouring die-cuts at the moment, it’s a great way to get an
exact colour match for your project and of course, you can always use several
colours both to distinguish different elements within the die-cut and to get
depth of shade, too!

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

With a Bank Holiday weekend coming up in the UK, many of you
may be planning a party and to celebrate, we have some special offers on this
week at The Stamp Basket on a range of products suitable for parties!

To kick off our party celebrations today, I have a card to
show you using the new Summer Bella Collection!

This adorable image is called
Bella ‘Carryinga Pile of Presents’
(re-named by WRS)…isn’t she just so cute and sure to get any party off with a
swing! I’ve teamed her with papers from the new WRS ‘Bella’s Birthday’ paper pack…if
you love pinks and cornflowers blues, you really will adore this pad!

Here’s a close up of the image which has been blinged with glamour
dust and stickles!

I’ve also decorated the inside of the card with matching
papers, and stamped and coloured the Magnolia ‘Lovely Balloons’ to match,
too…just love the shape of those balloons and the image is a great size for a
variety of projects!

Sunday, 19 May 2013

Hello everyone, it's Annette here today sharing a new card using an image called Walkies. I've not used a Molly Bloom image before, and this one is really cute. I've also used some beautiful papers from Graphic 45 in a gorgeous soft purple. The text on the papers is just so pretty, I love it.

Saturday, 18 May 2013

Yay, it's Saturday so it's Annette here with a card to share for The Stamp Basket. I've used my favourite Saturated Canary Rubber called Cherry Blossom, and painted her with my DI reinkers. It gives a really soft appearance but does appear to make her hair grey rather than black! For my first attempt at painting this image I was actually quite pleased with the result on the dress, face and tree. I might need a bit more practice on hair though!! I hope you like her as much as I do.

Friday, 17 May 2013

I have a Christmas card to show you today using a Wild
Rose Studio image called ‘Hanging Gifts’. I have to admit that my New Year’s
resolution to make my Christmas cards early this year has, so far, been put on
the back burner and it did feel very strange making a Christmas card with the
window wide open and the sun streaming in…but hopefully, this will be the first
of many Christmas cards to come!

As if this wasn’t enough of a challenge in itself, I
also challenged myself to design a card that would fit through the Post Office
‘gadget thingy’…I think the official term is a ‘size template’! Increases in UK
postal charges are going to mean that, for many of us, multiple layers and very
dense card embellishments will need to be kept to a minimum this year in order
to fit through the size template, so over the next few months, I shall be
testing out some different designs using just stamped images, dies and very few embellishments...I’ll
let you know how I go on! Here's a close up coloured with copics:

We always love it when customers send us photos of
projects…it’s really so good to see what you make with the orders that we send
out! So, if any of you come up with any Christmas card designs that will fit
through the size template, we’d love to hear from you…please e-mail your photos
to us…or better still, share them on our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Stamp-Basket/279498328811208

…and if you’re not sure how to load them, please
e-mail, we’ll be only too happy to help!

In the meantime, don’t forget our special promotion on
Wild Rose Studio products this week (and other crafting goodies, too!)…and
please, do spread the word so that your family, neighbours and friends can benefit
from the special offers, too!

Thursday, 16 May 2013

With all the excitement about the new Summer Bella Collection
and the special promotion this week on Wild Rose Studio stamps, I thought we’d
take a look down Memory Lane today at some of the fabulous cards that our talented
team of designers have made using Wild Rose Studio stamps, papers and panels!

Wednesday, 15 May 2013

Hi everyone,I'm just stopping by to let you know that the new Wild Rose Studio Summer Bella Collection has just arrived in stock...and they are sooo cute!

If you love pinks and cornflower blue combinations, then you'll love this paper pack...it's simply gorgeous...in fact, I'd say it's the best yet!

...and don't forget there's a special promotion on over at The Stamp Basket this week with a fabulous **10% off the new Summer Bella Collection and... **up to 25% off other selected Wild Rose Studio stamps, papers and panels as well as... **special offers on Docrafts Country Companions, Couture Creations and Spellbinders embossing folders and other designer papers, too!

But I'm pretty sure it's hot chocolate, not tea, that she's drinking, as I can see the marsh mallows, so it all looks yummy to me !

Isn't she a cutie, and such fun to colour. I like to get some Christmas crafting done during the year. I love anything with sparkle and glitter, so it seems a shame not to have some Chrimbo sparkle throughout the year.

Have a great Wednesday, and I'll be back to see you later in the week.

Tuesday, 14 May 2013

I’m just stopping by to let you know about the lovely
new release of stamps and matching paper pack from Wild Rose Studio that will
be arriving in store shortly. This summer collection features the adorable,
cute little Bella…with a set of images just perfect for birthday cards, party invitations,
new arrivals and much, much more!

The new collection is available to pre-order now over
at The Stamp Basket…please note that whilst we are expecting our delivery to
arrive before the weekend, if you are in a hurry and wish to order other items,
too, please send these through as a separate order to avoid disappointment. We
will, however, as always, send out pre-ordered items as soon as we can after
they arrive in store!

…and to help get the party started with a swing, we are
offering a 10% discount on orders placed for the new Summer Bella Collection before9-00a.m Tuesday 21st May…

..and…

..there’s more good news, too…

....we are offering a special promotion on all other Wild Rose Studio products in store, too for one week
only…this offer includes stamps, paper packs and panels…in fact, up to 25% off selected
items…

This special offer ends at 9-00a.m. on Tuesday 21st
May 2013 so be sure to stop by and take a look!